'&ldquo\;You like it darker? Fine\, so do I\, &rdquo\; \;writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent ne w collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of life&mda sh\;both metaphorical and literal. King has\, for half a century\, been a master of the form\, and these stories\, about fate\, mortality\, luck\, a nd the folds in reality where anything can happen\, are as rich and riveti ng as his novels\, both weighty in theme and a huge pleasure to read. King writes to feel &ldquo\;the exhilaration of leaving ordinary day-to-day li fe behind\,&rdquo\; and in \;You Like It Darker\, readers will feel th at exhilaration too\, again and again.
\n&ldquo\;Two Talented Bastid s&rdquo\; explores the long-hidden secret of how the eponymous gentlemen g ot their skills. In &ldquo\;Danny Coughlin&rsquo\;s Bad Dream\,&rdquo\; a brief and unprecedented psychic flash upends dozens of lives\, Danny&rsquo \;s most catastrophically. In &ldquo\;Rattlesnakes\,&rdquo\; a sequel to&n bsp\;Cujo\, a grieving widower travels to Florida for respite and instead receives an unexpected inheritance&mdash\;with major strings attached. In &ldquo\;The Dreamers\,&rdquo\; a taciturn Vietnam vet answers a job ad and learns that there are some corners of the universe best left unexplored. &ldquo\;The Answer Man&rdquo\; asks if prescience is good luck or bad and reminds us that a life marked by unbearable tragedy can still be meaningfu l.
\nKing&rsquo\;s ability to surprise\, amaze\, and bring us both t error and solace remains unsurpassed. Each of these stories holds its own thrills\, joys\, and mysteries\; each feels iconic. You like it darker? Yo u got it."
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